Biology:Thecacera boyla

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Thecacera boyla
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Class:
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
clade Euctenidiacea
clade Doridacea
Superfamily:
Family:
Genus:
Species:
T. boyla
Binomial name
Thecacera boyla
Willan, 1989[1]

Thecacera boyla is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Polyceridae.

Distribution

This species was first described from Queensland, Australia .

Description

This polycerid nudibranch is translucent grey in colour, with extensive mottled patches of light and dark green pigment.[2]

References

  1. Willan, R.C. 1989: Phylogenetic systematics and zoogeography of Australian nudibranchs 2. Description of a new species of Thecacera with comments on the genus and its contained species. Journal of the Malacological Society of Australia, 10: 1-12
  2. Thecacera boyla on Nudipixel

Wikidata ☰ Q14480667 entry